Slang Shortened facts
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The word "dude" was 19th century slang for a dandy and was likely shortened from "doodle" as in Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Slang Is Slang For " Shortened Language"
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The very mildly offensive UK insult "berk", meaning idiot or unpleasant person, was originally rhyming slang for the "C-word", but became widely used because nobody knew what it meant. Berk was short for "Berkeley Hunt", and was used as rhyming slang before being shortened to "berk".
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Slang didn't actually come from "shortened language" and that nobody is sure as to where it came from at all
